foxy1
Well-Known Member
I'm in a dilemma over whether or not to have an operation on my much loved 3 year old.
He has a cist that has grown by his scrotum which leaks fluid and results in a lump about the size of a large plum. It doesn't cause him any pain or other problems and the vet tells me it's largly cosmetic as long as it stays as it is but it's possible that further down the line it may get larger and cause problems.
I have booked to have it removed but I am wondering if I'm doing the right thing. He will have to have a general anaesthetic which carries a 1 in 400 chance of death (not including colics) on top of which there is risk of serious injury while being put under/ during recovery and he will have to stay hospitalised for 4 days in case he colics.
It all seems an awful lot of risk for a largely cosmetic lump. He is insured, if he weren't I know I wouldn't be doing it I would wait and see, but now it's been seen I only have a few months to claim (first spotted it a few months ago) .
If I ever wanted to sell him, it would put any potential buyers off if left....
What would you do??
He has a cist that has grown by his scrotum which leaks fluid and results in a lump about the size of a large plum. It doesn't cause him any pain or other problems and the vet tells me it's largly cosmetic as long as it stays as it is but it's possible that further down the line it may get larger and cause problems.
I have booked to have it removed but I am wondering if I'm doing the right thing. He will have to have a general anaesthetic which carries a 1 in 400 chance of death (not including colics) on top of which there is risk of serious injury while being put under/ during recovery and he will have to stay hospitalised for 4 days in case he colics.
It all seems an awful lot of risk for a largely cosmetic lump. He is insured, if he weren't I know I wouldn't be doing it I would wait and see, but now it's been seen I only have a few months to claim (first spotted it a few months ago) .
If I ever wanted to sell him, it would put any potential buyers off if left....
What would you do??